What Maryland's Mike Locksley said at his introductory press conference

The Terrapins needed it. After what was a tumultuous 2018, to say the least, new leadership was needed. Maryland found that in former Alabama offensive coordinator Mike Locksley.

The Terrapins named Locksley their head coach on Tuesday. Locksley was a head coach previously at New Mexico from 2009-11 and compiled a 2-26 record there. He was also named interim head coach at Maryland back in 2015, going 1-5 during his 6 games coaching the Terrapins. He was also the Terps’ RBs coach from 1997-2002.

From 2012-15, Locksley was with the Terrapins as the team’s offensive coordinator and QB coach. Now, he’s in charge of the program.

Locksley’s introductory press conference was held on Thursday, and here’s what he had to say:

Locksley as he takes the stage: "Boy, it sure feels good to be home, man."

“I’m not here to just build a winning football team,” Locksley said. “I’m here to build a winning football family.”

Locks: "I gotta thank coach Saban. I just spent three yrs in my 28 yrs coaching under a guy that I feel is the greatest coach in the history of college football, if not football alone. And I just spent three years saturating in winning and seeing what it's like to be done right."

Locksley said he plans to be at Maryland until next Wednesday or Thursday before heading back to Alabama. Said he'll work on Oklahoma during the day and then put his Terp hat on at night and get started with recruiting.